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anti-Darwinian

adjective
an·ti-Dar·win·i·an | \ ˌan-tē-där-ˈwi-nē-ən , ˌan-tī- \

Definition of anti-Darwinian 

: opposed to or at odds with the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin anti-Darwinian sentiment an anti-Darwinian theory of evolution

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anti-Darwinian noun
In his writings he has echoed the questions of anti-Darwinians about how evolution can transform one species into another. —Ian Fisher

First Known Use of anti-Darwinian

1862, in the meaning defined above

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